Holiday Train yields $4,000-plus for the Food Bank
The annual CP Rail Holiday Train rolled into Revelstoke a little late on Wednesday but to the heart-warming cheers of a nonetheless enthusiastic crowd of hundreds of residents young and old. Lights and a wreath mark this out as the one-and-only Holiday Train. David F. Rooney photo
By David F. Rooney
The annual CP Rail Holiday Train rolled into Revelstoke a little late on Wednesday but to the heart-warming cheers of a nonetheless enthusiastic crowd of hundreds of Revelstokians young and old.
The train rolled into the yard about 30 minutes later than planned bearing performers Tracey Brown, Valdy and a $4,000 cheque for the Community Connections’ Food Bank that was accepted by the agency’s Outreach Services Manager Patti Larson.
As well, most of the people present either brought food and other in-kind donations, cash or purchased hot chocolate, coffee or hot dogs grilled by local firefighters. This year, the money from those sales and donations amounted to about $1,500 and more than 500 lbs of food was collected at the event — that’s about double what was raised at last year’s Holiday Train event.
Here are a few photos from the event:
Tracey Brown greets the crowd with her band as the annual CP Holiday Train show began on Wednesday afternoon. David F. Rooney photoMayor David Raven greets the crew and entertainers of the CP Holiday Train as well as the hundreds of people who came out to this annual Christmas event. People brought food and cash to demonstrate their support for the Food Bank. David F. Rooney photoPatti Larson, outreach services manager for Community Connections and coordinator of its Food Bank, accepts an oversize cheque for $4,000 from CP Rail. David F. Rooney photoThe legendary Valdy performs for the appreciative crowd at the CP Rail Yard. David F. Rooney photoHere's a view of the crowd in front of the Holiday Train performance car. David F. Rooney photo
